With the new Apple devices in the market, many Apple fans are planning to upgrade to the new-gen devices which comes with more advanced features, more reliable security, and a much user-friendly interface. But you must’ve invested a lot already in your old device right? Well, there are many ways to get rid of that old device for a fair price. You can Recycle, Auction, Resell or Trade-In your Old iPhone for a new one!

You can also sell it directly at Online Or Offline Auctions or Some marketplaces, Sell it locally on sites like Flipsy, Cashify, Olx, etc, Exchange it on Online Shopping Sites like Amazon where they buy your old device and give store credits for the same or you can just give it away to one of your family member who needs to upgrade or needs a secondary device.

So, Is Apple Trade In The Best Way To Sell My iPhone?

Benefits

Apple’s own Trade-in program is one of the best ways to trade in your old iPhone for store credit or Make it easy for you to buy a new one. It removes all middleman and because it apple’s own Trade-In program, it makes it more trustworthy than most. Even though the Trade-in is done by Program Partners, But sure it’s backed up by one of the world’s largest company Apple, which is very loyal to its buyers.

Apple assures Hassle-Free Trade-in for your old device and would guide you through correctly even if you made a mistake. Apple is known to provide fair rates for its old device, neither too high nor too low, but things might go a bit different in some cases!

Apple Also Assures to keep all your data safe as when you go to the store to trade-in your device, They help you in backing-up all your device’s data and wipe it from your device before you hand it over to them.

If you want to upgrade your Old iPhone X for the latest iPhone 11, then you might have just got the deal! Apple would trade in your old iPhone X and would give Store credits which can later be used in buying your all-new iPhone 11!

For Example, If you want to buy iPhone 11 Or iPhone 11 Pro / Pro Max. Apple offers around 300$ for an iPhone X in good condition where the new iPhone X comes for 450$! Where you can give your old iPhone X to Apple store plus 150$ more and you can get your brand new iPhone 11 for just 150$ extra! Great isn’t it?

Estimated Trade-In prices by Apple.com

Device

Estimated $

iPhone XS Max

Appx. 500$

iPhone XS

Appx. 410$

iPhone XR

Appx. 300$

iPhone X

Appx. 320$

iPhone 8 Plus

Appx. 250$

iPhone 8

Appx. 170$

iPhone 7 Plus

Appx. 150$

iPhone 7

Appx. 120$

iPhone 6 Plus

Appx. 100$

iPhone 6

Appx. 80$

But just like every other thing, Apple’s Trade-in also has a downside which we’ll discuss now!

Downsides

The biggest downside with Apple’s Trade-in Program is that you can’t buy anything else with the money you get by trading your old device but only any other Apple Product. If you’re trading your old device and buying a new one instantly or if you have an active order on Apple.com, then you’ll get the trade values of your old device directly on your Card, but if you’re just trading in your old device for some $$ then you’ll be stuck with stupid Apple Store gift card which you may or may not want.

Also, Apple’s Trade In program does offer some good and fair prices but as you know they’re not always the best. That’s why most people prefer 3rd Party Sites or Sources which may provide a better deal and would pay in cash so you’re not forced for buying another Apple Product.

And on comparing with other 3rd party sites like Amazon or eBay, you don’t have much control over Apple’s Trade-In program. For instance, I traded my old iPhone 7 Plus when I was buying the new iPhone XS Max and it took almost 45 Days for the Trade-in values to appear in my bank account where Amazon and eBay do the same within 6 working days. So it’s better to go for some other ways of selling your iPhone if you can’t give up your control over the Trade.

Other Ways of Selling your iPhone

You can go to any apple store and get your device trade-in for a fair deal if you’re upgrading to their latest flagships eg, iPhone 11 Or iPhone 11 Pro / Pro Max. Apple offers around 300$ for an iPhone X in good condition where the new iPhone X comes for 450$! Not a bad deal right?

You can sell your device to a third party seller like Cashify, Olx, etc where they pay you on the basis of the condition of your device. Sometimes the prices are better than Apple-Trade-In sometimes is lower.

You can always sell your old Device to some local Electronic shops for instant cash or you can trade-in your old device and get a discount of the trading value on the new one.

You can also exchange your old device while buying a new one on sites like Amazon, Flipkart, Walmart, etc where they buy your old device for a discount on your new device. Where they refurbished your old device and sell it on their sites or sell it back to the brand they belong to.

If you’re not getting a good price for your device, then you can always use this old device as your secondary phone or work phone or just give to it one of your family members who need to upgrade their device.

So as a conclusion, if you want to sell your iPhone and buy the latest iPhone or some other Apple product, you can Trade-in your old iPhone with Apple Trade-in, And if you want to sell your iPhone for cash, then you can sell it to some third-party Website such as Cashify, Amazon, etc or you can simply choose the one who provides the best price!

I hope this blog helped you in selling your old iPhone. If you have any other queries related to this topic or some other topic, then you can always comment down below for faster solutions or just visit support.apple.com

Sharing all your Music, Photos, Movies, Storage and more with your family members who use Apple Devices like iPhone, iPad, iPods, etc sounds beautiful and why wouldn’t one like to have this option for their family? Well, Apple introduced Family Sharing Feature with iOS 8 Update in 2014 which was designed to make sharing your content with your family members more convenient. You can share all your purchased Apps, Games, Movies, Music, etc with a family of 6 without purchasing it again or sharing your Apple ID with Your Family Members.

Before Family Sharing was introduced, you had to share your Passwords and Apple Id both which is both insecure and inconvenient. But now, Family Sharing has bought up sharing Apple Music & Cloud Storage Subscriptions without buying it again and again for your family members saving you a lot of money to buy another iPhone xD.

How the Family Sharing Works?

Family Sharing makes it easy for a family of 6 to share all their iTunes, App Store, Movie, TV, Books, etc Purchases with each other and also allows you to share your Apple Subscriptions like Apple Music Family Subscription,Apple News + Subscription, Apple iCloud Subscription, And An Apple TV + Subscription amongst your family without sharing each others Apple ID’s & Passwords.

Family Sharing on Apple Also allows you to set up your Kid’s Apple ID, Enable Parental Controls For Kids and set Screen Time Permissions Remotely, Review Or Approve Purchases on Kids Device, Share Locations and Locate Lost Device And many more other Parental Control Features which allows you to keep a check on your kids always!

With Family Sharing Enabled, you can also share Pictures, Videos, Audio Files, Reminders, Notes, and even calendars amongst your family members, without sharing your Private Data! Great Isn’t it?

Family Sharing Requirements!

Family Sharing In Apple Sure has Some Requirements and Limitations which makes it The Best amongst all!

All the Devices in the family must be running on iOS 8 or higher or OS X Yosemite or Higher in MAC’s.

Maximum 6 Members can join an Apple Family.

If Purchase Sharing is enabled, then the family organizer’s Payment Method will be used in all devices for purchases,

You can’t enable Purchase Sharing for An Adult Family Member ( Any member above 18) and it is automatically enabled Purchase Restrictions for kids ( Under 13).

The Family Organizer can only create and Delete 2 Family Groups Per Calendar Year, i.e, If you Make and Delete a Family group, then you can repeat the same one more them. After that you’ll have to wait for a Calendar year to make or Delete Family Groups.

Each Family Member can be in One Family Group at a time.

Obviously! You’ll need an Apple ID and an iCloud Account to enable Family Sharing

How To Set Up Family Sharing on iPhones & Mac’s?

On iPhone, iPad, iPod:

Go-to Settings App on your Device, Tap open your Name. If Using iOS 10 or older, Go-to Settings App, then tap on iCloud.

Choose Setup Family Sharing, then click on Get Started and follow the instructions on the screen to set up and invite your family members.

If you’re using iOS 11 or later, then go-to the first feature you’d like to share with your family members and then continue following the on-screen instructions to invite your family members.

On Mac:

Tap on the Apple menu icon, then go to System Preferences, then choose family Sharing & If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier, then go to the Apple Menu, then select System Preference and then click iCloud.

Now enter and confirm the Apple ID which you want to use for Family Sharing and enable Share My Purchase.

And now follow the On-Screen Instructions.

How to Invite People to Your Family?

On iPhone, iPad, iPod:

Go to the Settings app on your device, now click on your name then go-to Family Sharing. If you’re using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings, iCloud and then Family.

Tap Add Family Member. Enter your family member’s email address or name and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you’re using iOS 11 or later, choose how you’d like to send an invitation via Message or to invite them in person and then follow the instructions on the screen.

On Mac:

If you’re using macOS Catalina:

Open the Apple menu, then System Preferences.

Click Family Sharing

Click Add Family Member, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier:

Choose Apple menu, open System Preferences, then click iCloud.

Click Manage Family.

Click on the add family member button (+), then follow the onscreen instructions.

Now if you want to check that the family member has accepted your invite or not, then open the Manage Family Page on your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Your Mac and then select the person’s name and check from there whether the invitation is accepted or not.

How to Join a Family?

If someone invites you to their family, you instantly receive an iMessage or an email from where you can directly Accept or Decline the invite. But what if you don’t receive any email or Message? So in that case, you can follow these steps to Check Invitation sent to you:

On iPhone, iPad or iPod:

Open the Settings app. Click on your Name and then goto Invitations.

If you’re using iOS 1.2 or older, then go to Settings, then open iCloud and then click on invitations.

On Mac:

Open Apple Menu, Click on System Preferences then click on Family Sharing.

If you’re using macOS Mojave or older, then open Apple Menu, Click open System Preferences, then iCloud and then Click on Manage Family.

Now follow the on-Screen instructions to accept the invitation. Keep in mind you can only join one family at a time and switch family once per the calendar year.

What is Purchase Sharing?

When any family member makes any purchase on Apps Store, iTunes, etc or makes a payment for any subscription like Apple Music, Apple TV, etc, it’s billed to the Family Organizers Account. And once the Family organizer pays for it, its added to the family members’ account and the transaction receipt is directly sent to the Organizer.

And in case a family member leaves the group the Family Group is deleted, then each member gets to keep their purchases, even though they were paid by the Family Organizer.

How to enable Or Disable Purchase Sharing?

Open Settings App, Tap on your name

Open Family Sharing

Select Purchase Sharing Option

Now Toggle ‘ Share My Purchases’ off

What is Ask-To-Buy?

Purchase sharing also gives an Additional feature called Ask-to-Buy which is by default enabled for Kids under 13 and can be manually enabled for kids Under 18. Ask-to-Buy feature cannot be used on Adults or Any Member above 18.

When Ask-To-Buy is enabled, Kids cannot directly make any purchase, they first have to send request permission to the family organizer where the organizer gets a notification on their device and then they can see what the kid wants to buy and can accept or decline the purchase.

The organizer must give permission to the kid before he can buy anything from iTunes, App Store, Movie, etc.

If you turn off Ask-To-Buy Feature for a family member who turned 18, then it cannot be enabled again.

How to enable Ask to Buy on iPhone, iPad, iPod:

Open Settings App, Tap on your name

Open Family Sharing

Select A Family Member’s Name

Now enable Ask-To-Buy

How to enable Ask to Buy on Mac:

Open Apple Menu, Click on System Preferences then click on Family Sharing.

If you’re using macOS Mojave or older, then open Apple Menu, Click open System Preferences, then iCloud and then Click on Manage Family.

Select A Family Member’s Name

Now enable Ask-To-Buy

I hope that I could explain Apple’s Family Sharing to you. For more information, queries, etc, you can Comment Down below or Visit www.support.apple.com

With each new iOS Updates, the previous devices face many issues like Overheating, performance issues, battery backup issues, etc. This even happened to Apple’s last year’s flagship iPhone X and its other variants. There are mainly 2 reasons for the Overheating & Performance Drainage issues, External & Internal Issues. we’re gonna discuss both of these issues with its cause & Remedy!

External Issues for Overheating: These issues are generally caused due to external usage such as Over Charging your Device, using your device in extreme or harsh conditions, etc. Generally, when you charge your device, it feels a little warm which is normal but if it gives a burning sensation to your hands, then something’s wrong!

1. Thick Case: If you’re using a 3rd party Thick Case for your device, it may cause heating issues to the device as it doesn’t let the heat produced from charging the device out causing Overheating of the device which can result in lesser battery backup.

2. Charging Adapter: if you’re using a 3rd Part Charger which doesn’t come inside the box can cause heating issues and can also affect the battery performance of your device. This happens because of the difference in power consumption as normally iPhones need 5W to 18W of power and these 3rd party chargers might not fulfill that.

3. OverCharging: It is one of the most obvious reasons for overheating and lesser battery performance. If one keeps the device for charge even after the battery is 100% then it affects the battery which causes overheating and other battery & performance issues.

4. Harsh Temperature: If you’re using the device in harsh temperature such as in direct sunlight or keeping it in your pocket for too long in a hot sunny day can heat up your device.

Internal issues For Overheating: These are Software-based issues that cause performance and overheating issues in the device. these can be caused due to some bug in the latest OS update or by Excessive load on the device’s hardware.

1. OS Update: As you know apple releases it’s new flagship device every year with a new OS Update which is optimized for the latest flagship device. But when the same OS Update comes to the older gen devices, it causes performance and overheating issues as the latest update is not optimized for older chipsets such as the A11 Bionic Chip in the iPhone 10 causing Slower Processing, heating issues and frequent hang’s in the device.

2. Installing too many apps: installing too many apps is also one of the main reasons for overheating of the devices as all the unnecessary apps which you’re not using are still running in the background and consuming CPU’s free space which causes heating issues in CPU and performance lags in the device.

3. High Screen-On time: If you’re using your device for a long time to watch some Movie or if your screen is on for a long time, then it can cause overheating issues in your device as the screen is manufactured from glass and the device’s body is made up of steel or other metals and this causes less heat transfer from the device and produces higher heat.

4. Excessive games or Graphical performance: If an HD game is being played for a long time continuously on the device then it might cause overheating issues as the game takes up a high amount of all CPU, GPU, nd battery usage.

How to Fix Overheating Issues your iPhone?

1: Close all background apps: If your device has several apps running in the background then you should close them all right now as it will decrease the power usage and CPU Usage on the device which will reduce the temperature gradually.

2. Deleting Power Consuming apps: If your device has some high power consuming, background processing apps then you must uninstall them right now as they are opened in the ground even when you are not using them which causes overheating and performance issues.

3. Update Your iOS: if you’re using an extremely old version of iOS then you should update your OS to the latest version now.

4. Background App Refresh: Turning odd background app refresh can help you a lot with performance and battery backup as it stops the background apps like facebook, Instagram, etc to refresh each time the device gets unlocked which saves battery and improves performance.

5. Disable Bluetooth, GPS, Airdrop, Etc: Disabling these settings on your device will turn these sensors off which will save a lot of battery and will slightly increase the performance,

6. Stop using your phone while charging: Using it while charging is one of the main reasons for overheating because the device usually gets warm while charging and if some processing is being done on it then it starts to overheat.

Among these solutions, you can choose the one probably suitable for your iPhone X, or just try them one by one. Any other questions, please leave us a comment below. If still, our device is overheating then please Consider going to the nearest apple store as your battery might have some defect.

After the smartphone rage, its era of Smart Watches! With the growth in the tech industry, these watches offer’s you so many features that you’ll almost forget that it’s a watch! These watches perform the same functions as a normal smartphone could do. And Apple being the leader in this smartwatches genre, provides a ton of features and new watch faces where each of these faces can be customized according to the user’s need, called ‘ Complications’. This takes watch faces and smartwatches to a whole new level.

How Do I Change an Apple Watch Face?

To change the Watch Face, Tap on your screen and then swipe left or right from edge to edge

Stop when you get the watch face you want to use and tap on the watch face to confirm

How to Add Faces to Your Apple Watch Apple Collection:

Many watch faces can be added with any number of customizations to your collection for faster access. You can always change the face according to the occasion, dress, usage, etc. By adding faces to your collection, you can change it anytime just by swiping left to right and choosing the right face for yourself!

Open the watch face and tap and hold the display.

Now keep Swiping right unless you see the (+) icon and then tap on (+) icon.

Swipe up and down or use the slider to browse the faces and tap the one you wish to add.

Customize the face to your preferences.

How to Customize Apple Watch Face?

Firmly press your watch face

Swipe left to right to select your watch face

Tap on customize

Swipe left and right to change the feature and scroll the crown to change it

Press the digital crown to finish editing

Once done, tap on the watch face to apply it

How to Remove Watch Faces From Your Apple Watch?

Go to your current watch face, then long tap on the display.

Swipe left or right from edge to edge and scroll to the watch face that you want to remove.

Swipe up to the watch face that you want to remove and tap Remove.

Your apple watch face is now successfully removed. If you wish to add back the same watch face, You can anytime add it again.

How to Hide The Now Playing Widget on Your Apple Watch?

When you play music, Now Playing automatically opens. Here’s how to change the setting

Open the Settings app on your watch.

Tap General

Go to Wake Screen.

Turn off Auto-Launch Audio Apps

Its that simple!

I hope this blog cleared all your doubts related to changing, removing, adding and customizing apple

watch faces according to your needs. If you have any other queries, feel free to comment down below

and we’ll try to help you with it. If you still face any issues, contact https://support.apple.com/watch.

The Low Power Mode on iPhone when turned on, reduces battery consumption by almost 60%. L.P.M reduces battery consumption by reducing background processes like Siri, Background App Refreshing, Email Sync, and more. These are the main processes that keep running in the background continuously and consume a hell lot of your battery! LMP id automatically turned on when your iPhone’s battery reaches 20%. Don’ know for what reason, but LPU is only available on iPhones, not iPads.

If you have an older Device like iPhone 6, 6s, etc, and your phone’s battery won’t even last till afternoon, then LPU is the thing which will come in very handy. You can permanently enable LPU which will increase your battery app by sacrificing some Background Services. Low Power Mode ( LPU ) is automatically disabled when your iPhone’s battery recharges to 80%.

My own Old iPhone 7s sucks battery like a Venom, so I keep LPU enabled on my device for the majority of the time which gives me longer battery life and lets me go through my day without charging. Waiting for your battery to reach 20% and getting a notification to turn on LPU just won’t help you use your device to go through the day! Without enabling LPU, my battery won’t even last for 6 hrs, so keeping it on always is a better option.

Services Disabled in Low Power Mode On iPhone

Low Power Mode disables a lot of background services which reduces battery consumption and helps your device survive in those low battery situations.

Disables background Application Refreshing: Apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, etc, continuously runs in the background consuming a lot of battery and CPU processing. When LPU is enabled, These background processes are frozen saving a lot of Battery and CPU performance.

30 Sec Screen Time-Out: Screen Timeout is turning your screen off after a Pre-set time of inactivity. By default, the Screen Time-Out is set at 1 Minute of Inactivity, which can be changed Manually according to the need. When Low Power Saving Mode is enabled, it reduces this time to 30 secs as screen consumes the highest amount of battery so it saves you a shit ton of battery to rock on!

‘Hey Siri’ Is disabled: As you know ‘Hey Siri’ is one of the best function on iPhones right now which increases the convenience to a whole next level, but this is one of the most battery and CPU consuming function as it always keeps the microphone and Siri running in the background to catch those 2 Beautiful words, ‘ Hey Siri’. Low Power Mode disables this to keep your battery last longer.

Stops Cloud Sync:iPhone keeps backing up files on the cloud which uses a significant amount of battery. So, in Low Power Mode, Auto Sync or Cloud Backup is paused to save battery.

Reduces Animation:iOS uses a lot of cool fluid animations to make your experience much smoother and fun but it consumes quite a battery as Animations are all GPU Oriented. Low Power Mode reduces or Totally removes (in some cases) these animations to save your precious battery percentage.

Turn’s off Auto Email Sync: iPhones always keep on checking for new Emails and messages on your email accounts which keeps on running in the background and suck up the battery. So in Low Power Mode, Auto email fetching is disabled to save your battery life. You can always open your email app and refresh the content to see any new messages.

Processing is Limited: As you know the higher the processes are, the higher the battery your device consumes. So to save this battery, Both CPU & GPU Processing Powers are reduced to minimize battery consumption in Low Power Mode. This means your device won’t be performing well in CPU or GPU Oriented tasks like games or Multi-Tasking.

How to enable Low Power Mode?

When your battery percentage reaches 20%, a prompt pops up asking you to enable Low Power Mode on your device. This is one way to enable Low Power Mode, but in case if you want to turn on Low Power Mode manually, then here’s how you do it:

First, Go to Setting App

Scroll down and look for Battery and select it.

Now in the battery window, you’ll see Low Power Mode written with a Switch.

Flick the switch to on and Low Power Mode will be enabled

A much easier way is to ask Siri to turn on Low Power Mode.

How to Enable & Disable Low Power Mode From Control Center?

By default, you cannot enable Low Power Mode from Control Center. But on devices running on iOS 11 or up, you can customize the Control Center As you want. So we can customize the control panel for faster access to Low Power Mode. This will be very helpful Feature for a Battery Conscious guy like me who keeps the Low Power Mode On permanently. Also, it increases convenience and saves a hell lot of time!

Open Settings app

Goto Control Center, and then customize controls

Now tap the green ‘+’ icon next to Low Power Mode and slide it up among the currently appearing controls.

Now just open your Control Center and Select the Low Battery Icon to enable Low Power Mode.

Low Power Mode is automatically disabled as your battery percentage reaches 80%, or you can manually disable it by following the same steps.

Does iPhone Charge Faster in Low Power Mode?

Yes! Your iPhone charges faster in Low Power Mode. As you know, the more you use the battery while charging, the slower it will charge or in other words, the more you use your device while it charges, the slower it will charge. And what Low Power Mode actually does is it prevents all background battery consuming process, Auto Updates, Email Fetching and more to prevent excess battery drainage. So if the device will consume less battery while charging, then it will charge faster.

Another way to charge your device faster is to enable Airplane Mode while charging. This turns off All Network connections, wifi, Location, Bluetooth, etc which saves a lot of battery usage as these are some essential functions of the device which continuously search for signals or connections which consume a shit ton of battery.

I hope this article helped you save a lot of battery life! If you have any further queries, issues, doubts, you can freely comment down below! If you have any charging secrets of your own, then let everyone know in the comments! Happy Charging!